A lesbian couple in Fife, Scotland has been found guilty for the brutal murder of their young son Liam and the violent torture of two other children in their care.

Liam's body was discovered in the home of his mother Nyomi Fee and her civil partner, Rachel this past March. Clear physical evidence showed that the two-year-old had sustained prolonged abuse with officials finding over thirty injuries to his body.

When police originally found Liam, Rachel and Nyomi claimed that another child in their care had murdered him. The pair had convinced the seven-year-old boy that he'd strangled Liam, going as far as to force his hand inside the dead child's mouth to fake evidence.

The couple presented the argument in front of a court, but interviews conducted with the boy by police showed that there was no way he could have committed the crime.

DI Rory Hamilton of Police Scotland’s major investigation team east said: “During joint interviews with specially trained detectives and officials from Fife council, the evidence began to build towards a picture of horrendous abuse which directly contributed to the version of events being put forward by the two accused being utterly discredited.”

As it turned out, he had also been a victim of abuse, along with another young boy. The boys were allegedly tied up inside of cages and bound to chairs in locked rooms with caged rats and snakes. They were also routinely subjected to long cold showers and forced to eat dog defecate.

The couple has since been found guilty of all eight charges brought against them, including not only murder, but prolonged child endangerment and abuse.

The news has shocked the UK and led officials in Fife to investigate the efforts of the child protection agencies who were originally alerted to Liam's case.

h/t: Gay Star News